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Meanings of soil in English

Russian
грунт
Portuguese
terra
Catalan
porqueria
Spanish
suelos
Wikidata

The state of being covered with unclean things.

грунт
Portuguese
terra
Catalan
terra
Spanish
tierra
Wikidata

Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

terra
Portuguese
macular
Catalan
sollar

Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.

macular
Portuguese
território

The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state.

território
Usage of soil in English
1
Our police investigation into this serious crime on Malaysian soil will continue.
Radio NZ
2
Cadmium presence in soil is considered a significant threat to human health.
Pubmed
3
Ten years of water seepage has a way of obliterating soil differences.
Deadly Décisions
4
She fully expects another terror attack on American soil in the future.
The Guardian
5
They play an indispensable part in the vital cycle of the soil.
The Second Deluge
6
It's been nine years since we launched American astronauts, from American soil.
The South African
7
They need good light without direct sunshine, and a rich, general-purpose soil.
The new yorker
8
Planting deep-rooted crops would allow farmers to better exploit available soil moisture.
Reuters
9
Biological properties; the work of very minute living organisms in the soil.
The First Book of Farming
10
He said: I brought in some soil samples from the Jovian system.
Cities in Flight
11
The forest represents the aristocratic element in the cultivation of the soil.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
12
He dug the graves, and laid the corpse in the kindly soil.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
13
In turn, soil lead content was inversely associated with muscle metal levels.
Pubmed
14
I have not set foot on my native soil for a year.
The captive
15
On the industrialization of agriculture and the links between soil and health:
In defense of food: an eater's manifesto
16
The first rocket to be launched from New Zealand soil has problems.
Radio NZ
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